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Bengal Irrigation Act, 1876 Complete Act

State: West Bengal

Year: 1876

.....1937. [Official Gazette]; and shall commence on the day which shall be in such order provided for the commencement thereof. Section 2 Repeal of Acts Rep. by Act 1 of 1903. Section 3 Interpretation-clause In this Act, unless there be something repugnant in the subject or context, (1) "canal" includes (a) all canals, channels and reservoirs hitherto constructed, maintained or controlled by Government for the supply or storage of water, or which may hereafter be constructed, maintained or controlled; (b) all works, embankments, structures, supply and escape channels connected with such canals, channels or reservoirs; (c) all village-channels as defined in clause (2) of this section; (d) all drainage-works as defined in clause (3) of this section; (e) any part of a river, stream, lake, natural collection of water or natural drainage-channel to which the 44. Words "Provincial Government" first subs, for the words "Lieutenant-Governor" by the Government of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws) Order, 1937. Thereafter, the word "State" subs, for the word "Provincial" by the Adaptation of Laws Order, 1950. [State Government] has applied the provisions of Part II of this Act, or of which.....

The Bombay Agricultural Debtors Relief Act, 1947 Complete Act

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1947

THE BOMBAY AGRICULTURAL DEBTORS RELIEF ACT, 1947 THE BOMBAY AGRICULTURAL DEBTORS RELIEF ACT, 1947 Bombay Act No.XXVIII of 1947, [27th May 1947] An Act to consolidate and amend the law for the Relief of Agricultural Debtors in the Province of Bombay. WHEREAS it is expedient to consolidate and amend the law for the relief of agricultural debtors in the Province of Bombay and for certain other purposes specified herein; It is hereby enacted as follows: CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY SECTION 01: SHORT TITLE AND EXTENT (l) This Act may be called the Bombay Agricultural Debtors Relief Act, 1947. (2) it extends to the whole of the '(State] of Bombay except the City of Bombay. SECTION 02: DEFINITIONS: -IN THIS ACT. UNLESS THERE IS ANYTHING REPUGNANT IN THE SUBJECT OR CONTEXT (l) "award" means an award made under subsection (4) of section 8 or section 9, 32 or 33 or as confirmed or modified by the Court in appeal; (2) ''Co-operative society" means a society registered under the Provisions of the Bombay Cooperative Societies Act, 1925; (3) "Court" means the court of the Civil Judge (Senior Division ), having ordinary jurisdiction in the area where the debtor ordinarily resides and if.....

Goa Rehabilitation Board Act, 2006 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 2006

.....those admissible to him as a member of the Legislative Assembly under the Goa Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of the Legislative Assembly Act, 2004 (Goa Act 20 of 2004). Section 6: Disqualification for appointment (1) A person shall be disqualified for being nominated as, and for being, a member of the Board - (a) if he holds any office of profit under the Board; (b) if he is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a Competent Court; (c) if he is an undischarged insolvent; (d) if he has, directly or indirectly, by himself or by any partner, any share or interest in any contract with, by or on behalf of, the Board; (e) if he is a Director or Secretary, Manager or other salaried officer of any incorporated company which has any share or interest in any contract with, by or on behalf of, the Board; (f) if he has been convicted by a Competent Court for an offence involving moral turpitude. (2) A person shall not, however, be disqualified under Clause (d) or Clause (e) of sub-section (1), or be deemed to have any share or interest in any contract or employment within the meaning of the said clauses, by reason only of his or the incorporated company of which he is a.....

Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 Part VI

Title: Apportionment of Assets and Liabilities

State: Central

Year: 1966

.....investments shall be divided between all the successor States in the population ratio. (3) Where any body corporate constituted under a Central Act, State Act or Provincial Act for the existing State of Punjab or any part thereof has, by virtue of the provisions of Part II, become an inter-State body corporate, the investments in, or loans or advances to, any such body corporate by the existing State of Punjab made before the appointed day shall, save as otherwise expressly provided by or under this Act, be divided between the successor States in the same proportion in which the assets of the body corporate are divided under the provisions of Part VII. Section 53 - Assets and liabilities of State undertakings (1) The assets and liabilities relating to any commercial or industrial undertaking of the existing State of Punjab shall pass to the successor State in whose territories the undertaking is located. (2) Where a depreciation reserve fund is maintained by the existing State of Punjab for any commercial or industrial undertaking, the securities held in respect of investments made from that fund shall pass to the successor State in whose territories the undertaking is.....

Bombay Agricultural Debtors Relief Act, 1947, (Maharashtra) Section 3

Title: Savings

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1947

Save as otherwise expressly provided, nothing in this act shall affect the debts and liabilities of a debtor falling under the following heads, namely :-- (i) any revenue or tax payable to Government or any other sum due to it by way of loan or otherwise, (ii) any tax payable to a local authority or any other sum payable to such authority by way of loan or otherwise, (iii) any sum due to a co-operative society, (iv) any sum advanced solely for the purpose of financing of crops as provided in the repealed Act or for the purpose of seasonal finance as provided in this Act, (v) any sum due under a decree or order for maintenance passed by a Competent Court, 1[* * *] (vi) any sum due to a scheduled bank, 2[and] (vii) any sum due to a merged State bank. ______________ 1. The word "and" was deleted by Bom. 37 of 1950,Section 3. 2. This word and clause (vii) were added, ibid.

Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 Section 66

Title: Certain Expenditure to Be Charged on the Consolidated Fund

State: Central

Year: 1966

All sums payable by the Union to any State or by any State to any other State or to the Union by virtue of the provisions of this Part, or sub-section (4) of section 72, or section 77, or Part VIII shall be charged on the Consolidated Fund of Inida, or as the case may be, the Consolidated Fund of the State by which such sums are payable: Provided that where any sums are payable as aforesaid by the Union in relation to the transferred territory, the Central Government may by order direct that sums payable in respect of such liabilities as may be specified therein shall be charged on the Consolidated Fund of the Union territory of Himachal Pradesh.

Howrah Improvement Act, 1956 Complete Act

State: West Bengal

Year: 1956

.....AND WHEREAS it is expedient that a Board of Trustees should be constituted and invested with special powers for carrying out the objects of this Act; It is hereby enacted as follows: CHAPTER 1 Preliminary Section 1 Short title, commencement and extent (1) This Act may be called the Howrah Improvement Act, 1956. (2) It shall come into force on such day as the State Government may, by notification, appoint. (3) It extends to the whole of Howrah. Section 2 Definitions In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context, (a) "betterment fee" means the fee prescribed by section 80 in respect of an increase in value of land resulting from the execution of an improvement scheme; (b) "the Board" means the Board of Trustees for the improvement of Howrah constituted under this Act; (c) "building" includes a house, out-house, stable, privy, urinal, shed, hut, wall (other than a boundary wall not exceeding ten feet in (d) "building line" means a line (in rear of the street alignment) up to which the main wall of a building abutting on a projected public street may lawfully extend; (e) "Chairman" means the Chairman of the Board; 22. Clause (ee) ins. by W......

The Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1967 Complete Act

State: Punjab

Year: 1967

.....in the value of land due to irrigation. (15) "legal practitioner" means any legal practitioner within the meaning of the Legal Practitioners Act, 1879 (Act XVIII of 1879), except a Mukhtar; (16) "net assets" of an estate or group of estates means the estimated average annual surplus produce of such estate or group of estates remaining after deduction of the ordinary expenses of cultivation as ascertained or estimated. Explanation" Ordinary expenses of cultivation include payments, if any, which the land-owner customarily bears, whether in kind or in cash, and in whole or in part whether in respect of" (a) water rates, (b) maintenance of means of irrigation, (c) maintenance of embankments, (d) supply of seed, (e) supply of manure, (f) improved implements of husbandry, (g) concessions with regard to fodder, (h) special abatements made for fallow or bad harvest, (i) cost of collection of rent, (j) allowance for shortage in collection of rent, (k) interest charges payable in respect of advances made in cash, free of interest, to tenants for the purpose of cultivation, (l) wages or customary dues paid to village auxiliaries whose products or labour are utilized for the.....

The Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1887 Complete Act

State: Punjab

Year: 1887

THE PUNJAB LAND REVENUE ACT, 1887 THE PUNJAB LAND REVENUE ACT, 1887 (ACT NO. 17 OF 1887) CONTENTS SN Subject CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY 1. Title, extent and commencement. 2. Repeal 3. Definitions 4. Exclusion of certain land from operation of Act. 5. Power to vary limits and alter number of tahsils, districts, and divisions. CHAPTER II REVENUE-OFFICERS Classes and Powers 6. Classes of revenue-officers. 7. Financial Commissioners. 8. Appointment of Commissioners and of Deputy, Assistant and Extra Assistant Commissioners. 9. Appointment of Tahsildars and Naib-Tahsildars. 10. Powers of Revenue-officers. 11. Superintendence and control of Revenue-officers. 12. Power to distribute business and withdraw and transfer cases. 13. Appeals 14. Limitation for appeals. 15. Review by Revenue-officers. 16. Power to call for, examine and revise proceedings of Revenue-officers. 17. Power to make rules as to procedure. 18. Persons by whom appearances and applications may be made.....

Bombay Stamp Act, 1958 Complete Act

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1958

.....issued under clause (f) and on which any or all of the powers of the collector under this Act are conferrend" by the Bombay Stamp (Amendment) Act, 2006 (Act No. 12 of 2006) (w.e.f 01-05-2006) [so designated by the State Government and includes any other officer whom the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint in this behalf]] (h) "duly stamped" as applied to an instrument means that the instrument bears an adhesive or impressed stamp of not less than the proper amount and that such stamp has been affixed or used in accordance with the law for the time being in force in the State;" (i) "executed" and "execution" used with reference to instruments, mean "signed" and "signature"; 14 Added by Mah.32 of 2005 (w.e.f 7-05-2005)Explanation.-The terms "signed" and "signature" also include attribution of electronic record as per section 11 of the Information Technology Act, 2000. (j) "Government securities" means a Government security as defined in the Public Debt Act, 1944; 15 Cl.(ja) was inserted by Mah.27 of 1985, S.2(d) (w.e.f. 1-12-1985)(ja) "immovable property" includes land, benefits to arise out of land, and things attached to the earth,.....